ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166757
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7985 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Croft, near Skegness -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Kirton in Lindsey |
Control was lost when flying in bad weather and the Spitfire dived into the ground.
Pilot:
F/O Rene Jean Charles Alfred Dupraz RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lincolnshire/Croft.html
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19920 - mention of P7985
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2014 10:34 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Jul-2015 20:16 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2017 15:45 | Jenburd | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 27-Jun-2017 15:46 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2020 02:07 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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